When we set out from our home in Oakland for Melissa and Donovan's engagement shoot  in the Marin Headlands, the sun was shining and we had a detailed plan.  We plan out our shoots so we can control the final outcome of our images, doing our best to give our couples exactly what they want.  When we reached our first stop, the wind whipped across Cavallo Point and showed us what little control we had.  The fog quickly hid the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco skyline, two features Melissa and Donovan had wanted in the background of their portraits.  The plan was done, but somehow it didn't seem to matter.

Melissa tossed her hair into a braid, laughed and moved on.  Their love and the summer fog were better than any plan we could have ever come up with sitting at home.  Adm and I played with the light and the fog, both knowing this was an opportunity too precious to pass up: a couple willing to let go and be themselves, perfect light, the perfect place and a perfect moment.

Photo below by Adm:

Photo below by Adm: